“We have made huge strides in improving the position of women in society… However, gender-based violence is a national crisis that we are determined to end, so that all South African women and girls may live in peace, safety and dignity, ” he said.

“The emancipation of women requires a change in attitudes and the material conditions that perpetuate the oppression and marginalisation of women.”

He outlined a number of measures to achieve this, including harsher sentences for perpetrators, and “better skilled” police and prosecution authorities “to improve the capacity to investigate and prosecute all crimes”.

“It is important that children learn from a young age to respect one another as equals and not to resort to violence in situations of stress and conflict.”

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